Georgia lawmakers mull over vaping tax
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Vaping could face a new tax in Georgia under a House bill state lawmakers began considering Wednesday. Several legislators have targeted vaping amid studies showing a growing number of teenagers becoming addicted to nicotine and reports of dozens of vaping-related lung illnesses seen in Georgia by…
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A case of candles are missing from the McGinnis High Rise Apartments, according to Summerville Police reports. Maureen Arrivillaga reported on Feb. 11 that she had a case of candles in her apartment and she knew they were there on Feb. 7. When she went to get them four days later, they were gone. Officers…
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Chattooga Sheriff’s Reports. . .
The following activity was reported by a Chattooga County deputy during the past couple of weeks. According to an incident report: According to Deputy Jamye Dawson: While on patrol, Deputy received a call for damage to property at 188 West Summerville Church Road in Summerville at the residence of Jacob Caldwell. When the deputy arrived…
Read MoreChattooga Wrestling Wins AA Traditional State Championship
After capturing the school’s first GHSA Dual State Championship just last month, the Chattooga Indian Wrestling team followed that up by winning the GSHA Class AA Traditional State Championship Saturday in Macon, another first for Chattooga. Chattooga blew out the rest of the competition with 190.5 team points followed by Oglethorpe County in second…
Read MoreCounty Well Might Help City’s Water Problem
Earlier today the Chattooga County Water District was told its well number 7 is not affected by contaminates. This would allow them to supply the City of Summerville which is struggling with clean water. The EPA alerted Summerville that it’s water contained two man made chemicals that potentially could cause a health condition after prolong…
Read MoreVelva Mae Britt
MRS. VELVA MAE BRITT, age 89, of L. M. Thomas Road, Summerville, Georgia, formerly of Port Orange, FL., passed away Thursday morning, February 13, 2020, in the local Nursing Home. She was born in Virginia on July 2, 1930 to the late Noah Ebery and Hattie Lee Green Mills. Mrs. Britt was a retired Office Manager for…
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MRS. WILLIE MAE LEE, age 86, of Goodwin Drive, Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, February 10, 2020, afternoon, following an extended illness. She was born in Polk County, Georgia on February 6, 1934, a daughter of the late Estes and Lottie Mae Evans Turpin. Mrs. Lee was a member of South Summerville Baptist Church and…
Read MoreMarlyn Styles Meredith
MARLYN STYLES MEREDITH, 84 of Franklin, Tennessee, originally of Summerville, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, with her family by her side. Marlyn was born in Farner, Tennessee to Robert and Mamie Styles, the 8th of 9 children. She grew up in Trion, Georgia, where…
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